Matthew David Valerio

• Dean's List (9/9 quarters)

• Graduate Research Assistant, (10/06 to Present)
  The Ohio State University, ElectroScience Laboratory, Columbus, OH

• University Fellow, (10/05 to 9/06)
  The Ohio State University, ElectroScience Laboratory, Columbus, OH

• Student Research Assistant, (6/05 to 9/05)
  The Ohio State University, ElectroScience Laboratory, Columbus, OH
  • Assisted a research team led by Dr. Michael Carr in assembling a proposal for a software-defined radar.
    • Researched the current state-of-the-art in high-speed analog-to-digital converters (ADCs).
    • Investigated cost/benefits of performance-enhancement schemes using time-interleaved and frequency-interleaved sampling schemes.
    • Detailed the integration of high-speed ADCs with field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and high-speed digital-to-analog converters (DACs) to create a reprogrammable receiver backend.

• Student Trainee, (5/02 to 9/02, 12/02 to 11/03, and 6/04 to 9/04)
  National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH
  • Assisted in design, testing, and verification of 19GHz scanning reflectarry antenna utilizing ferroelectric device technology.
  • Began initial design of a ferroelectric reflectarry-based radar system for future applications in an automobile collision avoidance system or a space station debris warning system.
    
    • Set up system test bed operating at 26GHz.
  • Learned operation of automatic wire bonder.
    
    • Self-taught operation of Kullicke & Soffa 8098 Large Area Ball Bonder from documentation, technical support, and trial-and-error.
    • Designed production process and process programming to operate out of machine specifications and within project specifications.
    • Trained an operator.
  • Familiar with microwave test equipment.
    
    • HP 8510C Vector Network Analyzer.
    • Various HP/Agilent sweepers, signal generators, power meters, spectrum analyzers and amplifiers.
    • Worked with 3.5mm, 2.4mm, and SMA coax transmission lines as well as waveguide.
    • Probe stations, microscopes, and PicoProbes.
  • Familiar with motion control and automation.
    
    • Velmex Bi-slide X-Y positioners.
    • RS-232 and GPIB equipment automation protocols.
  • Networked laboratory computers for efficient data collection and manipulation.
    
    • Ran CAT5 cable, crimped connectors, and configured machines by hand.
• Draftsman, (5/01 to 9/01)
  W.E. Monks & Co., Columbus, OH
  • Worked with plumbing, mechanical, and electrical AutoCAD drawings.
  • Drew floor plans from creation to final plots.
  • Saw need for AutoCAD layering standard conversion software and in spare time wrote DXF-manipulating software using Visual Basic. Wrote program documentation and trained two users. Incidentally, the next version of AutoCAD was released with this exact feature.
  • Updated company.s website.

• M. D. Valerio, R. R. Romanofsky, F. W. Van Keuls, .Implementing an Automated Antenna Measurement System,. Washington, D.C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA/TM-2003-212337, June 2003. (Available at http://gltrs.grc.nasa.gov/citations/all/tm-2003-212337.html.)
• F. A. Miranda, R. R. Romanofsky, M. D. Valerio, F. W. Van Keuls, C. H. Mueller, S. A. Alterovitz, .Continuous Optimization of Thin Film Ferroelectrics for Tunable Microwave Devices for Communications Applications.. in European Microwave Conference (EuMC), 2003, pp 65-68.
• M. D. Valerio, "Using a TI-86 to Solve Node Voltage Problems," Ohio Northern University Circuits 1 Handout, Fall Quarter 2002.
• M. D. Valerio, "Using the PSPICE Circuit Simulation Software Package," Ohio Northern University Circuits 1 Laboratory Manual, Fall Quarter 2002.
• M. D. Valerio, "Using a TI-86 to Solve Node Voltage and Mesh Current Problems Involving Complex Coefficients," Ohio Northern University Circuits 2 Handout, Winter Quarter 2003.
• K. S. Al-Olimat, P. R. Jankovskty, M. D. Valerio, "Performance Measure Calculation of Power Transformer for Exact and Approximate Models using MATLAB," ASEE/NCS 2004 Spring Conference, April 1-2, 2004.

• Using Subversion to Make Your Life Easier, ElectroScience Laboratory Student Presentation Series, February 22, 2007
• Performance Measure Calculation of Power Transformer for Exact and Approximate Models using MATLAB, ASEE/NCS 2004 Spring Conference, April, 2004.
• Phased Array Antennas: An Overview, Undergraduate Research Colloquium, Ohio Northern University, April, 2004.
• Fractal Exploration: A Look at Mandelbrot and Julia sets in 2 and 3 dimensions, MAA Spring Conference, Xavier University, April, 2002.
• Fractal Exploration: A Look at Mandelbrot and Julia sets in 2 and 3 dimensions, ONU Department of Mathematics Seminar, April, 2002.

• Presidential Scholar, ONU College of Engineering
• IEEE Lima Section Future Engineer Award
• James L. Klingenberger Award, ONU Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• IEEE MTT-S (Microwave Theory and Techniques Society) Undergraduate/Pregraduate Scholarship Recipient (1 of 7 internationally and 1 of 3 nationally)
• Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honorary)
• Phi Kappa Phi (Junior Honorary)
• Kappa Mu Epsilon (Mathematics Honorary)
• Phi Eta Sigma (Freshman Honorary)
• 1000 Hour Gold Badge and lifetime membership for donating 1,200+ hours of community service to COSI, science museum in Columbus, OH
• Shining Moment award for superior visitor service at COSI
• Royal Rangers Gold Medal of Achievement (equivalent to Boy Scout Eagle Scout award)

• Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honorary), 2 yrs.
  • Treasurer 2004
• Habitat for Humanity, 1 yr.
  • Spring Break Trip 2003 to Helena, AR.
  • Fall 2004 - Volunteered to implement a web-based data collection website to gather member names and student ID numbers to satisfy university-wide organization registration requirements. Provided as free service to all campus organizations sponsored by Habitat for Humanity.
• Beowulf Cluster Group, 3 yrs.
  • Founder of Linux-based parallel computing cluster group.
• Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, 4 yrs.
• Northern Christian Fellowship, 4 yrs.
  • Worship musician, pianist.